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2013 French Open – Women's singles

Field	Value
champ	USA Serena Williams
runner	RUS Maria Sharapova
score	6–4, 6–4
before_name	French Open – Women's singles
after_name	French Open – Women's singles

Main article: 2013 French Open

Serena Williams defeated defending champion Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 French Open. It was her second French Open singles title, 16th major singles title overall, and she completed the double career Grand Slam in singles with the win. Williams was the oldest woman to win the French Open (a record she later surpassed in 2015) and set a record for the longest gap between successive French Open titles (her last being in 2002). With the win, Williams extended her winning streak to 31 matches (dating back to the Miami Open), going undefeated for the 2013 clay court season.

The final marked the first time the top two seeds contested the French Open final since 1995, and the first time overall at a major since the 2004 Australian Open.

This tournament marked the major main-draw debut of future Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig; she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in the third round. This tournament also marked the first main-draw French Open appearance of future world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza, who would win the title three years later.

Seeds

USA Serena Williams (champion) RUS Maria Sharapova (final) BLR Victoria Azarenka (semifinals) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals) ITA Sara Errani (semifinals) CHN Li Na (second round) CZE Petra Kvitová (third round) GER Angelique Kerber (fourth round) AUS Samantha Stosur (third round) DEN Caroline Wozniacki (second round) RUS Nadia Petrova (first round) RUS Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals) FRA Marion Bartoli (third round) SRB Ana Ivanovic (fourth round) ITA Roberta Vinci (fourth round) SVK Dominika Cibulková (second round)

USA Sloane Stephens (fourth round) SRB Jelena Janković (quarterfinals) RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round) ESP Carla Suárez Navarro (fourth round) BEL Kirsten Flipkens (second round) RUS Ekaterina Makarova (first round) CZE Klára Zakopalová (first round) GER Julia Görges (first round) CZE Lucie Šafářová (first round) ROU Sorana Cîrstea (third round) KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova (second round) AUT Tamira Paszek (first round) USA Varvara Lepchenko (third round) USA Venus Williams (first round) FRA Alizé Cornet (third round) GER Sabine Lisicki (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2013 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Finals

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Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Road to the final

Since winning the French Open in 2002, Serena Williams had not advanced to the final of the event, last semifinal was in 2003 (lost to Henin). In 2008, she was the only former champion left in the draw, she lost to Katarina Srebotnik in the third round. In 2012, she lost in the first round to Virginie Razzano, a player ranked in the 100s. In 2013, however, she made quick work of her opponents advancing to the finals with an average match length of less than one hour and fifteen minutes. She had problems in just one match, in quarterfinals against Svetlana Kuznetsova, when she was down 2–0 and break points in third set. However, she won six of last seven games to close out the match.

After reaching quarterfinals without dropping set, Sharapova needed two three-setters to reach final. First, she met 18th seed Jelena Janković and dropped the first set 6–0. In that set Sharapova committed 20 errors to just two from Jankovic. However, Jankovic lost her opening service game in the second set, which looked to be key for Sharapova as she could cool down after a horrible first set. In the semifinal she faced third seed Victoria Azarenka. Sharapova won the first set convincingly, but lost the second in the same fashion. But she eventually eased to a 5–2 lead in the final set and finished the match two games later to reach her second French Open final.

Final

First seeded Williams faced off against second seeded Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final. Williams came out aggressive, charging the net on the first point. Her aggression set up a triple break-point, but Sharapova fought back and held serve. She then broke Williams for a 2–0 lead. Williams broke back in the next game, then broke Sharapova twice more for a 6–4 first set. In the second set, Sharapova fought off five break points to hold in her opening serve.

For Williams, it was her 31st consecutive victory, a career best. She has beaten Sharapova 13 times in a row. When asked by a reporter if she still wanted to retire at her peak, Williams replied "That's my goal, but have I peaked yet?" Commentary by Simon Briggs published by The Daily Telegraph described Williams' performance as "almost flawless". "Sharapova actually played a fine match," said Briggs. "But it is so difficult to attack an in-form Williams because she can shut you down with the quality of her serve."

By winning the 1 hour 46 minute match, Williams completed her second career Grand Slam. It was her 16th major title overall, moving her within six of Steffi Graf's modern era record of 22 such wins, and within eight of Margaret Court's all-time record. She also became the oldest women ever to win the French Open.

Championship match statistics

Category	USA S. Williams	RUS Sharapova
1st serve %	35/51 (69%)	42/76 (55%)
1st serve points won	27 of 35 = 77%	20 of 42 = 48%
2nd serve points won	8 of 16 = 50%	20 of 34 = 59%
Total service points won	35 of 51 = 68.63%	40 of 76 = 52.63%
Aces	10	2
Double faults	0	4
Winners	29	10
Unforced errors	21	17
Net points won	11 of 14 = 79%	2 of 2 = 100%
Break points converted	4 of 15 = 27%	2 of 2 = 100%
Return points won	36 of 76 = 47%	16 of 51 = 31%
Total points won	71	56

References

(9 June 2013). "Serena Williams claims title with straight-sets win over Maria Sharapova". Daily Telegraph.
(9 June 2013). "Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova: French Open final – as it happened". Guardian UK.
"Serena Williams wins French Open". CBC Sports.
(8 June 2013). "Serena Williams wins Roland Garros". Tennis Magazine.
Henry Chu. (June 9, 2013). "Serena Williams wins French Open, her 16th Grand Slam event title". Los Angeles Times.

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